Drug-related calls were out of control on Wednesday. Portsmouth Police responded to an unending string of overdoses and drug complaints. Including one guy that wanted to report his buddy for spending the money he owed him on weed. They also came to the rescue of an innocent baby apparently left alone in an apartment with strangers using drugs. I’ve got highlights of the incredibly busy police logs. If you’d like to see the unfiltered version with all the details, think about becoming a VIP member of SCDN. Click here to learn how it works.
ODs and Drugs
- At 5 am, police responded to 12th Street for a report of an overdose.
- Just before 7:30 am, there was another overdose reported on Kendall Avenue.
- At 8:35 am, police were called to 5th Street for a report of an OD
- Police were called to 6th Endicott Avenue for a report of an OD at 11 am. People performed CPR on the victim. The victim refused treatment when officers arrived.
- Police were called to the Royal Inn on Kendall at 11:18 am for a report of an apparently high man who kept falling down. He was treated with NARCAN by the Portsmouth Fire Department and refused further treatment.
- At 1:15 pm, police received a report of an apparently high woman wandering out into traffic in front of Jim Dandy.
- At 1:54, officers were called to Kinneys Lane for a possible OD. The patient was treated by the fire department and released.
- Another OD was reported at 4:28 pm. Someone said a man was overdosing near the playground on Robinson Avenue. He was gone when officers arrived. Witnesses said he left in a car.
- At 6 pm, EMS responded to a man on 18th Street who was turning blue. He refused transport.
- Just after 9 pm, police were called to an OD on Vinton. The subject woke up and refused treatment.
- Just before 10 pm, police responded to the BP on Gallia for a report of a man stumbling around acting as if he was high. Officers gave him a ride to the Young Street Viaduct.
I Don’t Work For Your Pharmacy
A man called police at 2 pm to report drugs stolen from 12th Street.
Officers told him they could not do a report until he had a theft of drug form filled out by his doctor. The man said the pharmacy told him otherwise.
The officer said, “I advised him that I did not work for the pharmacy. I worked for the Portsmouth Police Department.”
The caller did not care for the attitude and hung up.
DOA
Police were called to 6th Street at 9:37 pm for a report of an unresponsive woman. They notified the coroner. The body was taken to Montgomery County for autopsy.
Crying for Help
Just after 7 am, officers responded to Hudson house for a report of an older woman crying in the street. She was escorted back to her room.
Catch and Release
- At 10 am, police checked the porch of a condemned house on Campbell Avenue for people. They issued two summons in lieu of arrest for criminal trespass and took one guy into custody on an outstanding warrant.
- At 10:42 am, officers checked another condemned house on Robinson Avenue for people. They issued another summons in lieu of arrest.
House Checks
- Police checked a vacant house on Linden Avenue at 11 am. The door was wide open. No one was inside. They re-secured boards.
- AT 11:18 am, they checked a condemned house on High Street. Again, the property was vacant. Board was secured.
That’s My Stuff!
At noon, police received a report from Bonser Avenue that a woman’s trash can was stolen.
Missing Weapon
At 2 pm, officers received a report of a gun stolen from a parked car on Harding Avenue.
The missing weapon was described as a Beretta Tomcat 3032 32.cal DAA0914412 blued semi-auto in brown holster. It was purchased at Gleims auction.
Officers attempted to take prints from the vehicle but had no luck.
Child in Danger?
At 12:46 pm, police received a report of a child left alone in a car with the windows rolled up. The vehicle was gone when police arrived.
What was that Noise?
Police were called to Court Street for a report of gunshots at 1 pm. Turned out to be the American Legion testing their honor guard.
Undressed and Unhinged
Police were called to Buffalo Wild Wings on Chillicothe Street at 4 pm for a report of a man taking off his clothes, screaming at people, and attempting to take a bath.
The subject was advised to leave the property and to pick up trash he left on the ground.
At 9 pm, the same guy was reported to be flipping people off and stumbling into traffic. He told police he was trying to find cigarettes. He was encouraged to go home and lie down.
Robbery at Knifepoint
Police were called to Mary’s Spirit Shop on Gallia at 5:30 pm.
Police say a woman pulled a knife on an employee and stole a $5,000 ring.
The suspect was described as a white woman with blonde hair wearing a pink top and blue shorts.
Baby In Danger
Officers were called to 17th Street to check on a 9-month-old baby at 6:30 pm.
The caller claimed the baby was being abused and that there was no food in the house. Further, the infant was left alone with random people who come and go on the list
At the home, officers found no sign of the mom. They did find a guy who’d been banned from PMHA. They issued him a summons in lieu of arrest.
The people at the home said the mother had left the baby with them and she’d be back soon. Police did not observe any physical signs of abuse on the baby.
Later that night at 9:15 pm, police received a call from a woman who was watching the baby from the earlier call. She said that there was heroin at the apartment and the mother has yet to return for the child.
At 10:31 pm, officers contacted CPS and were advised they would be there in thirty minutes.
CPS and officers arrived at the neighbor’s home and took custody of the baby at 11:22 pm.
He Smoked My Money!
At 9 pm, a man called 911 to complain about the 18 bucks his friend owes him. Instead of paying him back, the friend bought weed. The man reported that his friend was currently in the back of a Summit Street home smoking the weed.
Aggravated Whoo Wooing
At 10:30 pm, a Russ Street resident complained about someone in the area “Hooting, hollering, and woo wooing” for the past two hours.
It sounded as if they were near the tracks at 5th and Bloom.
